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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458003403321

Autore

Lowenstein Steven M. <1945->

Titolo

The Berlin Jewish community [[electronic resource] ] : enlightenment, family, and crisis, 1770-1830 / / Steven M. Lowenstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c1994

ISBN

1-280-56110-6

0-19-535942-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Studies in Jewish history

Disciplina

943.004

943.155004924

Soggetti

Jews - Cultural assimilation - Germany - Berlin

Jews - Emancipation - Germany - Berlin

Jews - Germany - Berlin - History - 18th century

Jews - Germany - Berlin - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Berlin (Germany) Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Part I: Berlin Before Modernity; Part II: The Stage of ""Peaceful Modernization""; Part III: The Crisis of Berlin Jewry; Part IV: The Social Analysis of the Crisis and Its Connection to the Enlightenment; Part V: Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Berlin Jewish community was both the pioneer in intellectual modernization and the first to experience a crisis of modernity. This original and imaginative book connects intellectual and political transformation with the social structures and daily activities of the Jewish community. Steven M. Lowenstein has used extraordinarily rich documentation about the life of Berlin Jewry in the period and assembled a collective biography of the entire community of Berlin Jews. He has examined tax lists, subscription lists, genealogical records, and address lists as well as kosher meat accounts to gi